the name of a savage tribe that inhabits woods and mountains, the main profession of the members of which is hunting.

a member of that tribe.

the caste the members of which are generally engaged in fishing for their living.

a man belonging to this caste.

a man of a caste the members of which were treated earlier as untouchables.

the seventh note or tone in the ascending scale of both Karnāṭaka and Hindūstāni system of music, corresponding to B of C major in Western system.

the loose soil on the surface of the earth.

= ನಿಷಾದ.

(dance.) a gesture made using both the hands, in which the fingers of one hand are straightened and all the tips coming together and are enclosed by the other hand.

(mus.) the sixtieth of the seventy two main modes in Karnāṭaka system of music.

having a thin cutting edge or a fine point; well-adapted for cutting or piercing; sharp; keen.

= ನಾಷ್ಟಾ.

the middle of the night; twelve o'clock at night; the mid-night.

finely sharpened; sharp; keen.

having or showing great mental penetration or acumen; keen; sharp.

an instrument or weapon that has a finely sharpened edge.

great mental penetration or acumen; keenness; sharpness.

= ನಿಶೆ1 - 1.

the middle of the night; twelve o'clock at night; the mid-night.

= ನಿಷಿದಿ.

the act of rejecting with disapproval or denial; repudiation.

a social, religious or governmental prohibition or interdiction of anything; exclusion from use, consumption or practice; taboo.

(gram.) the negative mood of verbs, that indicate absence of action.